THATPTGUY · FROM MY PT SCHOOL NOTES
Musculoskeletal
Five units. Twenty-two short chapters. Start with the patient’s task, work through the anatomy and exam, and practice choosing the next sensible clinical step.
These are my personal PT-school notes reorganized into focused lessons, with updated guidance identified separately. Each chapter includes an applied question. The detailed printable companion is a separate resource.
Explore the five units
- Unit 1 — Foundations
- Unit 2 — Spine, Neck & Pelvis
- Unit 3 — Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Hand
- Unit 4 — Hip & Knee
- Unit 5 — Foot, Ankle & Clinical Integration
Unit 1 · Foundations
Begin with the history and task, then learn to interpret movement measurements and joint mechanics.
Unit 2 · Spine, Neck & Pelvis
Separate neck, thoracic, lumbar, nerve-related and sacroiliac presentations without overclaiming from one test.
Unit 3 · Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Hand
Connect upper-quarter anatomy, tissue loading, neurologic symptoms and postoperative tissue protection to function.
Unit 4 · Hip & Knee
Practice evaluating the whole lower chain and matching rehabilitation to a diagnosis, procedure and real activity.
Unit 5 · Foot, Ankle & Clinical Integration
Finish with ankle screening, recurrent instability, and a repeatable clinical reasoning framework.
How to use this collection
Choose the problem you’re trying to understand, compare each lesson with your own course materials, and work through the application question. These notes are educational and are not a diagnosis, a patient-specific treatment plan, a surgical protocol, or an NPTE pass guarantee.
